Naruna Chan WCM

Hi Naruna Chan!

Quick snapshot

• Peak blitz rating: 2456 (2024-04-23)
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What you are already doing well

1. Healthy repertoire built around 1.e4
   You handle French-type structures comfortably (e.g. your French Exchange win on 21 May) and score well in open e-pawn games as Black (Berlin-style wins vs andinagar and joukom).
2. Practical tactical eye
   In the Owens-Defence game (gautamsharma30) you spotted 26.Rxb7+!! to rip open the queenside and force resignation soon after. Your games often feature tactical themes such as overloaded pieces and clearance sacrifices.
3. Good sense of initiative
   You rarely shy away from pawn breaks (d4–d5, f-pawn pushes, etc.) which keeps your opponents under pressure.

Largest growth areas

1. Clock management
   Four of your last six losses were decided by time forfeiture or early abandonment. In the 60-second game vs mrhajieff you spent ~55 % of your time by move 20.
   • Enter each game with a simple rhythm (e.g. “openings at ~1 sec/move, reserve 15 sec after move 20”).
   • Add an incremental time control when training to reinforce quick yet accurate moves.
2. Pawn-storm discipline
   Against mrhajieff you launched g- and h-pawns before completing development; the counter-strike …c5 left your king exposed and pieces uncoordinated. Stick to the rule of thumb: do not advance wing pawns aggressively until you have connected rooks or created a concrete target.
3. End-game conversion
   Wins vs Andinagar and joukom show good technique, but the lost rook-ending against DerDistelfink highlighted missed tempo moves and zugzwang ideas (see zugzwang, tempo).
   • Work through 10 basic rook-ending studies per week.
   • Play out winning positions vs the engine set to low depth to practise technique under time pressure.

Opening-specific suggestions

• Vs Scandinavian (…Qd8): Instead of 5.Be3, consider 5.Nf3  6.Be2 to castle quickly; it reduces Black’s …c5 counterplay that hurt you on 4 Jun.
• Closed Sicilian as White: Your setup (Nc3, Bc4, d3, h3) is solid, but early 6.h3 yielded no benefit and cost a tempo in the loss to VedantSalvi. Try 6.Be3 or 6.Bg5 with quicker queenside expansion.
• French Exchange as White: You already handle it well—add the 4.Bd3 sideline to fight for an attacking structure if Black plays …c5 early.

Action plan for the next two weeks

1. Daily: 15 min tactics; note each motif you fail and revisit after two days.
2. Every other day: One 15+10 game focusing solely on clock discipline (no premoves).
3. Weekend: Analyse one of your own end-games without an engine, then compare to engine suggestions.
4. Opening lab: Build a five-line “anti-Scandinavian” file and a two-line Closed-Sicilian improvement; rehearse them with the opening explorer.

Stay consistent and keep the games flowing—your tactical flair already makes you dangerous; tightening up those few structural and time issues will push you well beyond the 2200 mark. Good luck!